Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-24
The ABERDEEN CONVENTION
Letter From Congressman Springer, Of
Illinois.
AOption Of q Memorial to Congress for
Admission.

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vention WAS called to order, the secretary read
a%lett,r from Congressman Wm. NJ. Springer.
o. the question of admission he says:
This is the first cor certed movement on the
part OF the people OF DAKOTA for sing e
statehood which has come I my knowl-dge.
Heretofore the organized ,fforts OF your
people have been in the direction OF
division OF the territory into W parts
white Individuals IN certain Localities aud
newspsp, IA IN Jue t'rritory have opposed sucn
tfJrtc. These cDnteuGing ~fsclois amorR
your own people hive had the III, v,table re
BIZ OF preventing ary iii ma,iv~ scIi"n
whstevcr by congress. som, Of your c z US
entertain the iuea that She ion OF d v,-
ION OF the territory Is a purely local one, COZ
corning only the people OF Dakots. The ee-
pie Of cye'y state in the uniyn are equal, m
tertsied IA his question. L. Is not more =
question to he lefl 10 The p-oll l. of the terri
tory than would be the ~ouetIios 70 d'vid NJ
the state OF Florida. The average populs'iou
of the states II he union 10 | 400. 600. ID .ko
Il q e. not claim to have a pOpu alton er-
Ceeding GOO, coo, hence az present, on III
s''o"N ~ pa'"'i'h 49, Nv WV 'oeh'
ed reason for her insisting u on the formation
OF two states out OF her present territory, or
fof sivi, U the people within her limits four
seaa'ors, when Illinois, with 3 0,UC0, ind
New York WITH 5, zoo, coo people, have but two
senators each. Those who are
claiming for Dakots the right
to div de, are claiming a greater pcwer Tor
the territory than any state IN the union has
under sc lou Q, srticle 4, OF the constitutions.
Those shO are ~tdd,d TO the idea OF divisioo
my we'll postpone the rea.iZ,toa Of their
hope. ! can assure tetm, FROM MY knowledge
of puhlc ren,iment here, tina me division Of
Dakota at this time, and tne erection II two
ststes within her borders, is utterly I'm o..
sible. | have earnestly desired and sun d.
sire the admission Of Dskots n, ore state,
but hav 'rppored aud Will continue TO oppo-n
her "a ncmt erutnt. | htve faith IN the
future OF d ko q. She is defined 20 taxi
her ylec wy soon in the GALAXY OF our states
as one OF lnc greatest AID most prop rous IN
the union. | therefore bd You Gocs yeed
In Il e work of the convention, and uu t tina.
its l,bnrea will result Ia the early acm scion
Of Uakots rs n state In the union.
(SIsneo) WIZ. NJ. SPRINGER.
The following memorial wrs adopted:
To the Congress OF The UniteG State
The peo IL of Dakota, assembled ia dele
gate convention, respectfully RI reseGt that
they are der rous Of the admission 4 the ter
rit,ry as a 5 ate into the feOeral union. We
possess sufi I ut population TO tntit e us to
Representa- ion IN The house OF representatives
In case II i'd nis.ion. We earnest petition
the Iaes.tco O. all sct sUthorZug Ia. e., ction
OF deltg ties to constitutional convention
to the end that the constitu ion 60 framed
msy nc submitted to a vote OF he people for
ratidcati IA al the next 2, uerai election. Sun-
mittod herewith aye statistics sho"ing the
eopuiaiiop - Dakota by counties; also sta
tistics showins tae present d. velopmeut OF
the TERRITORY 10 which w invite yoIr atten-
ton, and srsy f n favorable consideration.
A a. legation win be seut 20 w snington TO
presel { In. memorial A VAS ee-
,ccted 20 remain IN Washington 10 w'rk for
Idmi, etoI. TIE committee t. constttu ed IS
tollo.s: Bennett and McCsrthy, OF tnc Black
HUI Pennington, of T"nktou; "cBride, ot
bdNA E'b of' ~ - So Wv " 'tS
anu Mccoy, f Aberdeen; purcoil, of Wan e.
ton; Jrweh, OF is aa,ck Kerns, OF james
town; Gr,ert, Of Fargo; Wright and Van
u ps, Of \ uux Fats. Two from GRAND Forks
are 10 be aducd To the con mItee. Ge rye
Rice will oe elected chairman sLd eS-Gov.
Pennington fret vice president OF the coneen
ton.
O. - ID, - & - ~, Y.x Al, n l.. e od
jourr bat the melton maze by l.. q JohnsoI ,
that 10 90 cOuirR Of tine memorisi lie printed
and distributed for reading snd siguiug b,
Dakota at srge, was carried. On motion a
committee OF three was app"iht.o fr this
puri ose. The committee appointed is j.. q
A. Braden, B.o@n county; Editor Je~, II,
Burlrigh COUNTY stoddaId, Mime abs
county A morton WAS mace bat compet'-
tiop BE- II sGt b,tv cen the an, r. Dt papers 10
publish thls fornn. Jeweil, II the B -marcs
Trture. mace II otIoD that the list o. the
poer, flee sodItstes Of the ~, cut've commit.
tee be read. A motion TO d, juurn Was then
made snd carried 81 $3.50 y. IN. The graudest
an0 mort HI m 4nious convention ever held In
Dakota, " as TIE VERDICT Of all.
Inc Ea@b ~ "1biii5boh hu"VSA 70
teen and aye 81 follows:
l.. G. Johnson, Mt large, OF Brown; NJ. l.
McCurmock, Grand Forks; w. 4 d dpe
Fargo d,str C Hon. Grauvlll. Z. Bennett, G
b. Mccarthy, Pennington; tx Gov John l.
Pennington, Ynnktoh; Reb"rt H. M,Bride
Davidson; Anthony Garrett, 2 mbr a; &. H
Wtnsur. Minp.hsba; +. A. h, Lincoln; {.
T. Mccoy, Brown; j. A. L., d y; Cot. WIN
Thorn sor, Burleigh; j. A. Frye. s utsm.o
The adj urnment ended In good humor and
every oetpnte leavee for home io-m' rrow In
gooI hum r.
A re, uced rate Of one and one'hfth FAR
has been granted 10 each delesa'e, am
every hing has be- Il very satisfactory .nihsr
mOnious throughout. E'ery delegate leave
Aberdeen with the IN preston that the state.
hood bail has b ZEN set rolling, and the end
will result e. admission IA a Whole. Ever
indie ,tior nov POINTS, In case OF Admission,
to Abtld, IN as be ca 4 al, being located IN
the central part Of Dakota.
CIR at enthusiasm riSns in Aberdeen. tie
central city, lpon the peaceable end ng of the
convention, which almost insures Oak 'ta's